Derrick won Big Brother 16 by a 7–2 jury vote without ever being nominated. Cody won the final Head of Household and still chose to sit beside him instead of Victoria. Derrick reached the end after 97 days, four Head of Household wins and zero trips to the block.
- Season: Big Brother 16, 2014.
- Result: winner, 7–2 over Cody.
- Nominated: never — not once in 97 days.
- Head of Household: four wins.
- Final two: The Hitmen with Cody.
- Final HOH: Cody won, evicted Victoria and took Derrick.
- Jury votes: Hayden, Zach, Nicole, Christine, Frankie, Caleb and Victoria.
Big Brother 16: 97 days without touching the block
Derrick became the first Big Brother US winner to finish the season without ever being nominated. That record is more unusual because Big Brother 16 spent much of the summer using Battle of the Block, which put four houseguests up at the start of many weeks.
He still accumulated power. In week three Derrick won Head of Household and, after Donny used the veto on Jocasta, put Devin on the block as the replacement; Devin left 11–0. The same weekly record is where OBB first recorded Derrick and Cody naming their final-two alliance The Hitmen.
His second Head of Household came in week eight alongside Frankie. Derrick nominated Donny and Christine; they won Battle of the Block, which dethroned Derrick as HOH but did not make him a nominee. He later won the live Head of Household during the September 4 double eviction and nominated Christine and Victoria. At the final four he won Head of Household again and nominated Caleb and Victoria; Cody won the veto and cast the sole vote to evict Caleb.
The Hitmen made the final two together
The deal lasted all the way to finale night. Cody won Part 1 of the final HOH and Derrick beat Victoria in Part 2, guaranteeing that one Hitman would hold the last decision of the season.
Derrick: “We did it we’re guaranteed 50 grand dude.”
Cody won Part 3. His choice was Derrick or Victoria. He evicted Victoria, kept the Hitmen together and put Derrick in front of the jury. Derrick won seven votes to Cody’s two; only Jocasta and Donny voted for Cody.
Derrick was working on the jury before finale night
The jury management was not something added to Derrick’s story afterward. On September 13, with Frankie still in the house, OBB recorded Derrick and Cody already discussing a potentially bitter jury. Cody planned a friendly goodbye message for Frankie. Derrick said he intended to use his own goodbye messages to explain to each juror how he had contributed to that person’s eviction.
Eleven days later, they did. Hayden, Zach, Nicole, Christine, Frankie, Caleb and Victoria voted for Derrick. Jocasta and Donny voted for Cody. The result was 7–2, and Derrick left Big Brother 16 having reached the final vote without ever sitting on the block.
